09/02/2026
This morning, I joined the calibration walks at Ward Elementary School. The wildcat classrooms we walked in were engaging, enjoyable, and the teaching was top-notch. Excellent work Wildcats!!
These walks are happening across all of our elementary and middle school campuses with a focus on the engagement of our students during instruction. Within the first six weeks of our school year, our goal is to have every classroom K through eighth  above 90% of all student students engaged all the time. The incredibly exciting news is that we are well on our way to this goal! And this is just step one of a three year journey to support the best instruction happening in all our classrooms! ALL!
It is an amazing day in Abilene ISD. And I am one blessed guy to get to see the positive impact our teachers are making in the classroom first hand!
Have fun today and work hard!